Your Councillors

Alison Eden

Picture this - our beaches crowded with children and adults of all ages and all abilities, local people and tourists bringing money to our town’s businesses and stimulating new ventures. That’s my dream for the place I now call home after moving here in 2014. I work in medical research and am passionate about the NHS. I also worry about isolation within our community and am keen to support initiatives that promote togetherness and improving quality of life.

David Cox

I am a Funding and Development Specialist, assisting charities and community organisations. I am formally a founding director of Pluss, a social enterprise helping people get employment. I chair a local homelessness and foodbank charity. I was Mayor of Teignmouth for the municipal year 2011-2012 and I also serve on Teignbridge District Council. I am a graduate of the Local Government Association Leadership Academy.

Sylvia Russell

I have served for many years as a Town Councillor in Teignmouth and at all levels of local Government. I am also a Governor at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. I have been involved in directly influencing many of the decisions taken over the years to improve and encourage the regeneration of the town centre and also co-ordinate the annual Teignmouth in Bloom competition. I belong to two choral societies, am married and just love living in Teignmouth.

Terry Falcao

I have been a councillor since 2007 and successfully led projects to provide the seafront skate park and CCTV in the town centre when I was a District Councillor. I am a solicitor and partner specialising in employment law at a large West Country firm.

Vince Fusco

I have been a Town Councillor for over 20 years and also serve as a District Councillor. I am a member of the Teignmouth Remembrance Committee, Planning Committee, Car Parking Working Party and CCTV Management Team.

David Matthews

As a Town Councillor my intention is to work with my colleagues to make a positive difference that benefits our community. I am also a District Councillor which gives me an opportunity to take matters to a higher level. In my spare time I enjoy fishing and am a fan of traction engines.

Jacqui Orme

There is a wonderful community spirit here in Teignmouth with many caring and creative individuals who make living here so special. Everyone plays a role in making our town great, from volunteers, community groups and charities to enthusiastic individuals.The challenge is to continue to improve, and I would like to play a part in ensuring that partnerships between the Council and the community are reinforced.Becoming Mayor in 2015 made me extremely proud and the opportunity to act as an ambassador for a lively and dynamic town and its inhabitants was a wonderful experience. I will continue to fly the flag for this creative and unique place, and work hard to instigate a variety of community projects.

Julie Phillips

On 22nd September 2016, I was elected to serve on Teignmouth Town Council, along with my father Roy Gordon Phillips. I previously served a four year term as a Town Councillor a number of years ago. My family moved to Teignmouth in 1968 and I have lived here for most of the years since then. For the past 25 years I have worked for Devon County Council Children's Services as a Safeguarding Conference Officer. Teignmouth is a lovely town with a beautiful seafront and promenade that is a joy to both locals and visitors alike. My primary interest and concern is in the quality of life of all of Teignmouth's residents.

Roy Phillips

2 St Joseph's Court Carlton Place TeignmouthTQ14 8FQ

As promised in my September 2016 election leaflet, I will do all within my limited power to ensure that residents' concerns and voices are heard at town, district and county council level. I will, as I always have, work to resolve your problems. My primary interest and concern is, and always has been, the quality of life for all of us in these increasingly difficult times. I believe it beholds each and every one of us to remember those basic tenets our parents and grandparents taught us, so that compassion, caring and concern for others is the norm and not an increasing rarity.

Robert Phipps

I, along with my wife, operate the two ice cream kiosks either end of the promenade. I am a keen fishermen. I love Teignmouth and would like to put something back into the community to help Teignmouth prosper economically while still retaining the essence of this traditional seaside town.